according to The New York Times, President Trump stated in an interview that if necessary, the U.S. military plans to continue attacks on Iran for "four to five weeks," and insisted that Israel and the United States "will have no difficulty" maintaining the intensity of the fighting. At the same time, he also warned that there could be more casualties for the U.S. military. When asked about a power transition plan, Mr. Trump said he hopes that Iran's elite forces (including senior officers of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps who have great influence in the current regime and benefit from it) can hand over weapons to the Iranian people. In a call lasting about six minutes, Trump also said he has three "very good" candidates to lead Iran, but he refused to disclose specific names. He repeatedly referred to his experience in Venezuela, which may imply that he believes the approach that worked in Venezuela could also be applied to Iran. He also said that if the new leadership in Iran shows a pragmatic and cooperative attitude, he is willing to lift sanctions on Iran. However, he also refused to specify how (or whether) his administration would defend the Iranian people, whom he said should overthrow the current government. (Jin10)